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About Padma Village

Padma is a mid sized village in Kotulpur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 532, made up of 274 males and 258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Padma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Padma village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Kotulpur
Pincode 722141
Area (hectares) 120.9 hectares
Population 532
Male Population 274
Female Population 258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Padma compares

By the 2011 count Padma is the 98th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,098 residents. Its 120.9 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Padma

Padma is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Padma as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Nanagar, Nandagram, Napukur and Narayanpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Padma

As per the Census of India 2011, Padma village had a population of 532. That makes it the 98th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,098 residents.

Padma village has 274 males and 258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Padma has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Padma is 722141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Padma covers 120.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Padma falls under Kotulpur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Padma notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Padma.

Padma is in Kotulpur tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Padma today is likely to be higher.

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